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Copper Ridge Elementary School

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Copper Ridge Elementary School ranks 394 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Copper Ridge Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Powell, Tennessee, serving 481 students as part of Knox County Schools. The school currently earns a 3-star rating and ranks 394th of 1,019 Tennessee elementary schools, placing it in the 61st percentile statewide. Copper Ridge outperforms both the district and state averages in math (46.1% proficient vs. 43% statewide) and English language arts (47.9% vs. 40.6% statewide), while matching the district in science.

The school's most noticeable pattern is a strong 4th-grade year followed by a significant 5th-grade drop. While 4th graders shine in science (63.3% proficient) and ELA (55.7%), only 32.3% of 5th graders are proficient in ELA—down sharply from the year before and well below the district average. Nearby schools show this is not inevitable: Shannondale Elementary School posts a 58.5% 5th-grade ELA proficiency, and Brickey McCloud Elementary School reaches 62.4% in 5th-grade math versus Copper Ridge's 41.9%.

Copper Ridge's low-income students rank in the 87th percentile statewide (4 stars), and its special education students consistently earn 3-star ratings—both genuine strengths. However, chronic absenteeism sits at 19.4%, well above nearby 4-star schools like Halls Elementary School (13.3%) and Brickey McCloud (12.8%). The school also spends generously at $15,924 per student, yet its academic results are nearly identical to Powell Elementary School, which spends $3,344 less per student.

481

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,924

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2502 East Brushy Valley Road
Powell, TN 37849

(865) 938-7002

District: Knox County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 76th percentile in 2023 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Tennessee median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 76th-percentile peak (2023) to 61st (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

Tennessee avg43%

394^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 30 pts since 2017

From bottom 31% (2017) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 50Elementary Schools in the Knox County Schools

78^th of 141Knox County Schools among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	394 of 1019	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	378 of 1009	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	439 of 1018	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	247 of 1020	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	253 of 1000	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	252 of 983	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	41.4	561 of 985	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	549 of 997	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.7	445 of 646	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.0	463 of 855	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.5	483 of 853	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	76.2	182 of 846	78.5%	★★★★☆
2012	52.1	424 of 820	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.1	391 of 818	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.2	313 of 809	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	344 of 986	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.0	537 of 990	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	345 of 989	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	299 of 975	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	250 of 945	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	33.5	641 of 926	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	104 of 823	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	47.4	441 of 843	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	313 of 853	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	291 of 865	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	107 of 858	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	195 of 823	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	38.2	533 of 821	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	538 of 877	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	385 of 984	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	364 of 991	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	196 of 987	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	230 of 980	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	273 of 941	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	440 of 916	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	196 of 641	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	193 of 618	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	262 of 582	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.8	306 of 528	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.3	115 of 447	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	53 of 369	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	17.7	251 of 255	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	345 of 395	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	482 of 849	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	448 of 840	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	502 of 847	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	290 of 852	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	319 of 844	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	295 of 844	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.4	618 of 812	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	604 of 841	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

White (2026)43rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science51%+4 vs state

English Language Arts48%+7 vs state

Mathematics46%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Copper Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2502 East Brushy Valley Road	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-7002	508	30	16.7	49.2%	434 (85.4%)	11 (2.2%)	30 (5.9%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	58.1	394^th of 1019 public elementary schools	61.3%		58.3	378^th of 1009 public elementary schools	62.5%	16	43.4	51.9	41.9	46.1	52.6	55.7	32.3	47.9	40.8	63.3	46.8	50.7	$15,924	$974	$14,079
Brickey McCloud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 Dry Gap PIKE	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1499	859	65	13.1	31.0%	718 (83.6%)	25 (2.9%)	66 (7.7%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.9%)	69.5	257^th of 1019 public elementary schools	74.8%		65	299^th of 1009 public elementary schools	70.4%	42	44.0	61.0	62.4	55.8	51.2	65.9	44.8	53.9	48.0	61.8	48.8	52.8	$13,712	$778	$12,311
Halls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7502 Andersonville Pike	Knoxville	37938	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 922-7445	727	50	14.5	37.3%	639 (87.9%)	15 (2.1%)	42 (5.8%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.6%)	80.9	146^th of 1019 public elementary schools	85.7%		69.3	246^th of 1009 public elementary schools	75.6%	100	69.0	67.2	60.8	65.7	68.7	59.0	51.0	59.4	62.0	63.1	52.0	59.3	$14,048	$886	$12,542
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6715 Hickory Valley Road	Heiskell	37754	Knox County	Anderson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 494-7959	268	18	14.5		256 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	75.7	193^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	81.1%		69.9	236^th of 1009 public elementary schools	76.6%	43	45.5	72.7	60.0	60.7	72.7	64.4	42.5	59.3	45.5	66.7	55.0	56.8	$15,957	$1,242	$13,542
Powell Elementary School	Public	K-5	1711 Spring Street	Powell	37849	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 938-2048	842	54	15.6	43.2%	610 (72.4%)	23 (2.7%)	148 (17.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.2%)	58.5	389^th of 1019 public elementary schools	61.8%		57.6	383^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	62.0%	6	43.1	49.3	47.9	46.8	49.2	51.1	43.0	47.9	54.0	51.8	43.0	49.7	$12,580	$790	$11,089
Fountain City Elementary School	Public	K-5	2910 Montbelle Drive	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1445	381	25	15.1		251 (65.9%)	26 (6.8%)	73 (19.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	47.9	518^th of 1019 public elementary schools	49.2%		67	269^th of 1009 public elementary schools	73.3%	249	27.9	39.7	50.0	39.3	37.7	47.4	42.2	42.3	37.7	51.7	51.6	46.6	$14,808	$765	$13,174
Sterchi Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 Oaklett Drive	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1470	364	27	13.2	44.5%	239 (65.7%)	49 (13.5%)	37 (10.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	57.4	407^th of 1019 public elementary schools	60.1%		54.3	426^th of 1009 public elementary schools	57.8%	19	48.7	29.5	41.1	40.4	60.5	45.9	39.3	49.7	64.5	44.3	47.3	53.1	$13,387	$760	$11,841
Adrian Burnett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4521 Brown Gap Road	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1474	564	41	13.8		340 (60.3%)	27 (4.8%)	160 (28.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	30.1	752^nd of 1019 public elementary schools	26.2%		26.5	777^th of 1009 public elementary schools	23.0%	25	27.8	16.5	41.2	28.5	36.7	18.8	42.4	32.5	39.2	18.8	43.5	33.7	$15,316	$1,360	$13,013
Shannondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5316 Shannondale Road	Knoxville	37918	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	No	(865) 689-1465	365	25	14.4	26.3%	272 (74.5%)	36 (9.9%)	28 (7.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	79.4	157^th of 1019 public elementary schools	84.6%		80.7	153^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	84.8%	4	48.1	54.7	71.7	58.0	61.5	65.6	58.5	62.1	53.8	60.9	71.7	62.1	$14,291	$676	$12,990
Inskip Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4701 High School Street	Knoxville	37912	Knox County	Knox County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 689-1450	467	39	12.0		163 (34.9%)	167 (35.8%)	105 (22.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.4%)	11.7	924^th of 1019 public elementary schools	9.3%		12.1	921^st of 1009 public elementary schools	8.7%	3	23.5	13.8	13.3	16.7	26.5	24.7	21.7	24.4	27.9	21.3	13.3	21.2	$15,648	$2,133	$12,518

Frequently Asked Questions about Copper Ridge Elementary School

What district is Copper Ridge Elementary School in?

Knox County Schools

How many students attend Copper Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Copper Ridge Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Copper Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Copper Ridge Elementary School are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Copper Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Copper Ridge Elementary School ranks 394^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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